Australia to ban TikTok on all government devices

Australia will ban TikTok on government devices following fears the app's security is compromised, and the platform could be used for foreign interference by China, Report informs, citing ABC.

Australia becomes the last nation in the "five eyes" intelligence alliance to block the app, following similar decisions by the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the ban would come into effect "as soon as practicable". He said exemptions would be granted on a case-by-case basis.

"After receiving advice from intelligence and security agencies, today I authorised the secretary of the Attorney-General's Department to issue a mandatory direction under the Protective Security Policy Framework to prohibit the TikTok app on devices issued by Commonwealth departments and agencies," he said in a statement.